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Mzi Mahola was a South African writer, author and poet.He was born on 12 February 1949, in Claremont near Durban. [1] He grew up between Lushington near Seymour and Port Elizabeth, living the Eastern Cape as Mzikayise Winston Mahola.
Twelve volumes of Abdolrezaei's poetry were published while he lived in Iran; the remainder have been published in exile. [12] In 2013, years after his self-imposed exile and 13 years after the banning of his works in Iran, the government permitted the release of four of Abdolrezaei's newer books between 2013 and 2014.
Poetry is not an art or a branch of art, it's something more. If what distinguishes us from other species is speech, then poetry, which is the supreme linguistic operation, is our anthropological, indeed genetic, goal. Anyone who regards poetry as an entertainment, as "a read", commits an anthropological crime, in the first place, against himself.
But as South Africans celebrate 30 years of democracy this week, many educators and activists believe that there is a crisis hollowing out the country’s education system – a crisis that ...
During Polito's presidency, traffic at the Poetry Foundation website increased to over 30 million unique visitors annually. [20] In an interview, Polito reflected on his activities at the Poetry Foundation: All my work at the Poetry Foundation was rooted in a vision of the transformative power of poetry, whether in an individual life or a culture.
Following on the heels of a successful post-pandemic reboot one year ago, the Joburg Film Festival kicks off its sixth edition on Feb. 27, with the glitzy capital of South Africa’s media and ...
Poetry has been used to criticize events in America, calling the government into question or being used to show the viewpoint of citizens. One example of this is the government's handling of Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster which devastated the Gulf Coast region and many people lost their homes and families to both ...
The 45th Durban Intl. Film Festival kicked off Thursday, as the world celebrated the birthday of freedom fighter and South Africa’s first Black president Nelson Mandela, with a rousing defense ...